607th AC&W

The 607th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (AC&W) was activated in the early 1950s as part of the United States Air Force’s efforts to enhance continental air defense during the Cold War. Stationed primarily at Caswell Air Force Station, Maine, the squadron was responsible for operating radar sites to detect, track, and identify airborne threats entering North American airspace. The 607th AC&W provided vital radar surveillance and ground-controlled interception guidance to fighter aircraft under the Air Defense Command. The unit was inactivated in the 1960s as advances in radar technology and changes in strategic defense priorities led to the consolidation and reorganization of air defense assets.